Tomochichi
Search results
Jan 24, 2020 · Martin Kelly. Updated on January 24, 2020. James Oglethorpe was one of the founders of the Georgia Colony. Born on December 22, 1696, he became well known as a soldier, politician, and social reformer.
Oglethorpe needed a strong military presence to assert the British claim. Frederica was established in 1736 to provide this military support and defense. It was also established during a time when tensions between the British and Spanish were at an all-time high.
Nov 2, 2023 · Explore Georgia history through the story of Georgia's most famous founding father, James Edward Oglethorpe. The biographical materials in this exhibit tell the story of Oglethorpe's life with an emphasis on the founding of America's thirteenth colony.
Nov 2, 2023 · James Edward Oglethorpe. Brief Biography. Eleanor and Theophilus Oglethorpe welcomed their 10th and last child, James Edward, into the world on December 22, 1696. Oglethorpe grew up in a well-connected, wealthy English family with controversial ties to the Jacobite movement.
Jun 11, 2018 · J ames Oglethorpe was an English general and member of Parliament (the British legislative body) who obtained a grant to start a colony for debtors (those who cannot pay their bills). He named this North American colony Georgia.
James Edward Oglethorpe (22 December 1696 – 30 June 1785) was a British soldier, Member of Parliament, and philanthropist, and the founder of the Province of Georgia in what was then colonial-era British America. As a social reformer, he hoped to resettle Britain's "worthy poor" in the New World, initially focusing on those in debtors' prisons.
James Oglethorpe founded the colony of Georgia in 1733 and built Fort Frederica, which became the center of colonial frontier defense, on St. Simons Island in 1736. Oglethorpe also recruited men from along the colonial milita to form the Rangers, a full-time military force.
